By 1995, Slug and D Spawn had been rocking together for a few years. However, '95 was seeing rapid growth in the popularity of an infamous collective known as Headshots, of which Atmosphere had become a part. The Headshots crew planned to release a compilation titled "Eighteen Shots On A Bus In The Middle Of Nowhere" in the Fall of that year, featuring The Abstract Pack, Phull Surkle, Urban Atmosphere, Black Hohl, Beyond, and more. Urban Atmosphere's "Ear Blister," was planned to be released on that compilation, complete with a music video. However, the compilation never materialized and neither did "Ear Blister" as an official release, though the song was a prominent fixture in their live performances around this time. For the last 2 decades, fans have been talking about "Ear Blister" and expressing a desire to view the scarcely seen music video. Well, here it is- the full-length version, available for the first time ever!
Damn Slug has been in the game for more than twenty years, tours the world, plays to sold out venues and got on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, yet cant get played on the radio or get a cover on the SOURCE or XXL. Figure that one out
might be because they dont want to be a part of the mainstream? ive been to one of their shows, honestly small venues like the one i was at are the perfect places for hip hop artists to showcase their music, its more up close and personal. rhymesayers has a legacy in the underground. and lets face it, Many times when music hits the mainstream the songs arent true to the artists making them. but at the end of the day lets just be happy that we have this music, and we can keep it our little secret.
I love this - I also dig the original vocal track recordings before this was uploaded - some small room reverb + melodic flow swinging. if anyone has it.
At first I thought I would love this, but the new audio doesn't really do it for me. The problem is the old version of Ear Blister seems to have disappeared off the web in the weeks following this upload. I don't know if it was a demo cut or what, but that version sounded more energetic/raw and that's why I loved it. Now it seems I won't be able to hear it again and that makes me sad Regardless, props for uploading the full video. The full version didn't exist on UA-cam before this, so thanks for that. I just wish I could hear it with the audio I came to love
“Can’t we all just sign one big fat contract, I said yeah cuz I was buzzed from the contact” I love catching lil twists to already classic HipHop lines
Man thanks guys there was another video that showed bits and peices of the video. . This has been one of my top tracks for a long time thanks again much love
Rhymesayers Entertainment That is a breath of fucking fresh ass air. Thank you for the dose. An age in this city that is near and dear to me. D Wreck and Sluggo lookin teenage was wild man. Thank you again, keep DITC's for the heads. See you at Soundset.
so many eminem comments and people commenting about eminem comments . its like a never ending black of hole of irrelevancy, and here i am adding insult to injury. holy shit. the paradoxical thoughts of atmosphere fans (including myself) are relentless.
😮🎉😢❤ wow that brought me a flood of memories! where are we all today Ant? Pretending 2b dead ain't the same thing as dying well, it's more like falling head first to the bottom of it... 1, 2 and 3 makes us, D atmosphere... and the 3rd to live, lives best last.. while the 1st 2 enjoy not any cash, but instead suffer the past because to the world, we're dead men 5, and we cant live on... remembered not as ourselves or by our faces, instead by the ears, and thus only in false infamy. Shot dead, on the same spot behind studio xyz... That's you and I in Chicago 2010 and again in 07, 03... till none lived worse than a single sad clown, rhymsayer dry mouth, Unrehearsed and unrelated.. lit up, it's a full moon, and dead D's A, is now free to be dead mouse for C, so H and all the I's we had to see into life are free to rise and fall, like snow in December.. again and again, till our cups runeth over, and over, and over everyones single sorrow, then shall our words seem false, more useless than dreams unremembered. Thanks for nuthin. I miss life. not you.
Not sure why people always feel the need to claim (______) is better than Eminem, but since you mentioned it, completely irrelevant and false. You can like Slug more, I love Atmosphere as well, but claiming Slug is better than Eminem is ridiculous. Just shows your bias, or lack of knowledge on hip-hop. Any aspect (impact, flow, content, rhyme schemes, multi-syllable rhyme patterns, vocal tone, battle raps) of the art form you could be speaking of, Eminem is that dude. But anyway, loved the new Atmosphere album!
so sick that you guys uploaded this. ive been listening to this track since highschool "imma grab a sharp jagged stick n imma stab you in the pancreas cant we just all sign one big fat contract? i said yeah cause i was buzzed from the contact"
damn, ive loved this song for awhile. found the video, on youtube awhile back. but i dont think it was ever the entire video! very sick! thanks for the upload!
benshea121 it's not a different recording. it's just the original studio version. The mop3 that has gone around the video clip people have seen were just heavily dubbed version that lost alot of the quality. Slug found the DAT tape from the studio sessions and gave to me and I had someone do a audio re-sync to a better quality version of the video...
Kevin Beacham Possible Correction and/or Amendment to that: Just talked to Spawn. This version of audio is the "Original Studio Version". But, there was a 4-track demo version also, which could be what you have heard before. There are some differences in the two versions!
benshea121 Yeah, Spawn and I have been talking pretty regularly this last month or so while I've been working on this #Rhymesayers20 campaign. You can find Spawn on instagram as @turnerderek and on FB as Derek Turner.
God i miss the sound of Slug and Spawn together. Just perfect.
Same papi
Old school vibe is strong with this one.
Dope.
Sir Sebastian this is old school buddy, Slug ain't takin' none of your shit... Hahaha
By 1995, Slug and D Spawn had been rocking together for a few years. However, '95 was seeing rapid growth in the popularity of an infamous collective known as Headshots, of which Atmosphere had become a part. The Headshots crew planned to release a compilation titled "Eighteen Shots On A Bus In The Middle Of Nowhere" in the Fall of that year, featuring The Abstract Pack, Phull Surkle, Urban Atmosphere, Black Hohl, Beyond, and more.
Urban Atmosphere's "Ear Blister," was planned to be released on that compilation, complete with a music video. However, the compilation never materialized and neither did "Ear Blister" as an official release, though the song was a prominent fixture in their live performances around this time. For the last 2 decades, fans have been talking about "Ear Blister" and expressing a desire to view the scarcely seen music video.
Well, here it is- the full-length version, available for the first time ever!
Wow!!
Is Spawn still out there making music?
#HipHop
Brian Kirby
rek the heavyweight
Brian Kirby A little, check his new(er) alias Rek the Heavyweight
Just when you've thought you've heard every Atmosphere song, there's always one more.
I'm sure there's a tonne more hidden gems out there.
I can hear your Del influence in this. for sure. glad you finally found yourself. love it all!
I hear Spawn in these big time. Big bro Spawns style rubbed off on this track
The way slug was flowing especially in his last verse was phenomenal
Damn Slug has been in the game for more than twenty years, tours the world, plays to sold out venues and got on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, yet cant get played on the radio or get a cover on the SOURCE or XXL. Figure that one out
might be because they dont want to be a part of the mainstream? ive been to one of their shows, honestly small venues like the one i was at are the perfect places for hip hop artists to showcase their music, its more up close and personal. rhymesayers has a legacy in the underground. and lets face it, Many times when music hits the mainstream the songs arent true to the artists making them. but at the end of the day lets just be happy that we have this music, and we can keep it our little secret.
Eetevan Martinez exactly small venues help you connect with the artist better. I've seen slug and most of the rhymesayers.
Cause he's not a sell out.
If you knew anything he is a sell out
DAVID Edwards fuck the major labels
IVE BEEN WAITING MY WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS FULL VIDEO I LOVE YOU RHYMESAYERS THANK YOU
Been waiting for for all og headshots tapes
Slug is insane… all these years with such dope shit to offer. The man is an underground gem fuck
A wise man once told me "All gold is found underground". Keep it up Slug and Ant, good to see Spawns face too..
This has been my favorite atmosphere song for a long time.
😘😘
sounds like a forgotten Overcast track. cant believe this was made in the 90's...classically refreshing!
*wasnt
So that's what Spawn looks like...
I kinda expected him to be a bigger dude for some reason
@@thenadlad Really? Go check out his Solo albums. Pretty dope,Goes by "Rek The Heavyweight"
The Del cut in the back makes perfect sense, HEAVY souls influence in Slugs verses here. Very 1995! Love it.
That 90's flow and production, Gotta love it!
Spawn is the man. We need the original atmosphere back
This has got to be my favorite video on all of youtube
Still here 2024
yeah this is 90s hip hop . chills . how am i still finding b sides ,,,,, good shit sluggo
Now that's a track from the way back, awesome to see this come to light again.
In another universe there exists an atmosphere that was more highly appreciated by humanity!!!
its about time they released the full video!!
i wish this was on spotify so dope
Damn thats some original steez!!
Sincerely love the word steez
So chill and amazing. Hope to see more throwbacks, not just of Slug/Atmosphere either.
More to come! And thanks for checking it out!
Love the throwback
I come back to this song time and time again
WOW....what an underrated classic, holy shit. This is the REAL underground hip hop from the 90s. 💯
so glad you finally put this full video up
iv seen bits of it over the years but never with good sound quality very nice thank you rhymesayers
This hasn't aged a bit. Timeless!
Matt I am looking for a teacher to start my son Dennis [8] coding - can you help?
Sluggo rockin the soul patch since 95 strong!
Amazing, i had to dig thru the crates to find this years ago
Love this track. Finally the complete video!
this goes hard!!!! bring spawn back! nuff respect from Southern California - 951
I love this - I also dig the original vocal track recordings before this was uploaded - some small room reverb + melodic flow swinging.
if anyone has it.
Been trying to look for it but can’t find it I remember the original version from many years ago
I remember that ... that's the first ear blister I heard
Only located in SoundCloud but the quality is not that great… damn…
I have it but it's a bootleg.
@@alexdaccardi6566can you share please, thanks 🙏🏻 whenever
Sean is a better lyricist than most artists. Eminem is fast and reveals an extremely dark side in a lot of his lyrics. Sean is deep , Eminem is dark .
exactly. so many people think it's cool to say Eminem is not that good. but he's so good and really is a top tier rapper.
you might want to listen to "multiples reprise (remix)" keeeeed
LegendarySpartan117
So you're basing his whole career off of just that?
Amanda Ibanez-Landreth whatever you need to be right gurl, just displaying a 'dark' atmosphere song in case you were ignorant on it, sheeeeeet
I'm gonna let you finish, but make me a sandwich first.
amazing stuff right here
My favorite song Slug was ever on.D Spawns dope too.
Not even 300K views in 2021.
Off to listen to some headshots tracks.
How is this shit so underrated?
Yes found it!
At first I thought I would love this, but the new audio doesn't really do it for me. The problem is the old version of Ear Blister seems to have disappeared off the web in the weeks following this upload. I don't know if it was a demo cut or what, but that version sounded more energetic/raw and that's why I loved it. Now it seems I won't be able to hear it again and that makes me sad
Regardless, props for uploading the full video. The full version didn't exist on UA-cam before this, so thanks for that. I just wish I could hear it with the audio I came to love
any update on the original audio? I remember listening to it and liking it more but i too can not find it anywhere
@@BrandonBuckingham its on soundcloud. Search "Urban Atmosphere - Ear Blister" on there 👍
I know what you mean. Sounds droopy or something lol. Here's a short clip of the original. ua-cam.com/video/AdFVfhE4mWo/v-deo.html
My name is slug and i never had dreadlocks, said i got an army full of women screaming HEADSHOTS
I wasn't even born when this joint was made but we bumpin it now and forever mad love rhymesayers.
This is golden.
big time
“Can’t we all just sign one big fat contract, I said yeah cuz I was buzzed from the contact” I love catching lil twists to already classic HipHop lines
This makes my soul so happy
This is the first thing I watched when I woke up today. Wasn't disappointed. Love.
Listen to this baby daily!!!!!!!
Man thanks guys there was another video that showed bits and peices of the video. . This has been one of my top tracks for a long time thanks again much love
Oh my god I love this video... I met Spawn & Slug a few years after this video was made
Makes me feel old now.
Nothin but love.
That's fucking right, Rhymesayers.
All three of my daughters sing along to this and many more slug is dope
thank you so much for posting! please post others this time frame for the fans.
No way I've been listening to this song non stop and out of nowhere Rhymesayers uploads the music video. Fuck Yeah
Rhymesayers Entertainment That is a breath of fucking fresh ass air. Thank you for the dose. An age in this city that is near and dear to me. D Wreck and Sluggo lookin teenage was wild man. Thank you again, keep DITC's for the heads. See you at Soundset.
Old school throwback young slug
don't think I would have been able to appreciate this when I was two. This was an awesome track
Who’s here in 2024??? 💪💪💪✨🎧🎶
Still probably one of my favorite songs they’ve done.
This is so fucking amazing
so many eminem comments and people commenting about eminem comments . its like a never ending black of hole of irrelevancy, and here i am adding insult to injury. holy shit. the paradoxical thoughts of atmosphere fans (including myself) are relentless.
Nice, I appreciate Atmosphere more and more these last months. Rhymesayers : keep them coming.
HOLY SHIT. I've been wanting to see this for years. Thank you!
oh my goodness, the full music video!!! im so hyped! loving it! Rhymesayers FOREVER!
"IM ABOUT TO PUT A SLUG IN SHOW BUSINESS"
HEART!!!
HideandSeekZoo So you still wanna do the show business? And you think that you got what it takes?
Finally a full version of the video, thanks!
I'm so used to the "original" sound of this song.. that lasted years!!!!! Until rhymesayers decided to upload their "offical" version
20 years ago... #headshots #atmosphere
Thank you RSE for sharing after all this time.
I love Spawns verse!
Same!
Wow , this is so old . I love it !
Golden age, b boy, nostalgia shit right there!
😮🎉😢❤ wow that brought me a flood of memories! where are we all today Ant? Pretending 2b dead ain't the same thing as dying well, it's more like falling head first to the bottom of it... 1, 2 and 3 makes us, D atmosphere... and the 3rd to live, lives best last.. while the 1st 2 enjoy not any cash, but instead suffer the past because to the world, we're dead men 5, and we cant live on... remembered not as ourselves or by our faces, instead by the ears, and thus only in false infamy. Shot dead, on the same spot behind studio xyz... That's you and I in Chicago 2010 and again in 07, 03... till none lived worse than a single sad clown, rhymsayer dry mouth, Unrehearsed and unrelated.. lit up, it's a full moon, and dead D's A, is now free to be dead mouse for C, so H and all the I's we had to see into life are free to rise and fall, like snow in December.. again and again, till our cups runeth over, and over, and over everyones single sorrow, then shall our words seem false, more useless than dreams unremembered. Thanks for nuthin.
I miss life. not you.
I Wish I Owned A Time Machine!!
Damn, got it then. Got it now. Fucking amazing.
What a great surprise! Nice upload!
If UA-cam view count factored in multiple views from one computer, I would have added like 10,000 to that total
Slug is so much of a better lyricist than Eminem
There's too many out there that are better Lyricists then Eminem.
I don't understand how the two relate.
Not sure why people always feel the need to claim (______) is better than Eminem, but since you mentioned it, completely irrelevant and false. You can like Slug more, I love Atmosphere as well, but claiming Slug is better than Eminem is ridiculous. Just shows your bias, or lack of knowledge on hip-hop. Any aspect (impact, flow, content, rhyme schemes, multi-syllable rhyme patterns, vocal tone, battle raps) of the art form you could be speaking of, Eminem is that dude. But anyway, loved the new Atmosphere album!
TheToofpick I'm personally sick of people comparing every white rapper to Em.emtz1992
Ehhh....
MORE OLD-SCHOOL PLEASE
Glad to finally peep the full version
B-Boy for lifeeeeee
so sick that you guys uploaded this. ive been listening to this track since highschool "imma grab a sharp jagged stick n imma stab you in the pancreas cant we just all sign one big fat contract? i said yeah cause i was buzzed from the contact"
20 years ago, crazy!
About time the full video came out
D Spawn was an awesome underrated rapper
gold. thanks foor sharing.
Ohh man... nostalgia bomb
can't wait to board down the mountain on some fresh powder, straight cruisin to this vibe... winter season. hurry up!
FOR LIFE !
Finally! Plain to see you can't change me, cause I'm a bboy for life!
Nice to hear it in better quality, although I do miss the other videos the other youtubers had posted as well.
damn, ive loved this song for awhile. found the video, on youtube awhile back. but i dont think it was ever the entire video! very sick! thanks for the upload!
this might be a different recoding though...
benshea121 it's not a different recording. it's just the original studio version. The mop3 that has gone around the video clip people have seen were just heavily dubbed version that lost alot of the quality. Slug found the DAT tape from the studio sessions and gave to me and I had someone do a audio re-sync to a better quality version of the video...
Kevin Beacham Possible Correction and/or Amendment to that: Just talked to Spawn. This version of audio is the "Original Studio Version". But, there was a 4-track demo version also, which could be what you have heard before. There are some differences in the two versions!
did you really talk to spawn? and nice! and yea, it has the same video, but it started half way in.
benshea121 Yeah, Spawn and I have been talking pretty regularly this last month or so while I've been working on this #Rhymesayers20 campaign. You can find Spawn on instagram as @turnerderek and on FB as Derek Turner.
I enjoyed that. 1995 good times.
Good shit, i listen to it a lot. Respect from. Van C to croatia
This song is so dope
Almost forgot about this one
UA-cam needed a good version of this song
Love this Jam , goddamn
Nice Del sample at the end.... "and then i discovered weed and i wanted to be Del" never heard this before, good shit
ATMOSPHERE IS THE BEST!
YES! never though I'd you you and spawn again! Sounds awesome, takin it back to yo roots (;